English 12 B: Explanatory Essay Prompt: Discuss the role of women in society as portrayed in Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, and compare and contrast with the role of women in today's society. Using what you learned in Unit 1 and referring to the attached etext of the novel, consider the role of women in marriage, social settings, and/or in the workplace. Complete the prewriting graphic organizer and annotate in the novel evidence you choose to include in your response. Then, in a multi-paragraph response, create a fully developed informational explanation based on the prompt. Include the following in your response: 1. Explain what statement Jane Austen is making about women’s roles in her era. 2. Compare and contrast this with the role of women in today’s society. 3. Support your response with evidence from the text. (Refer back to your lesson in Unit 1-The Romantic Era lesson “Jane Austen,” slide 13 for the text.) 4. Use formal language and appropriate writing style for your audience 5. Use proper conventions (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)

Informative/Explanatory

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. which choice best describes the conflict in this poem? the winds are rocking the boat. a man is thrown into the sea. a woman doesn’t want to let go of her dead lover. someone is crying in the darkness.

Why would the following likely fail as the basis for an evaluation argument? “the theme of gender bias among adults is an important one.” a. it is based on a moral judgment that not everyone shares. b. it is based on the writers personal tastes. c. it is based on a faulty assumption. d. none of the above.

Who said this in of pride & prejudice, and what type of irony does it show? “you mistake me, my dear. i have a high respect for your nerves. they are my old friends. i have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” a.mrs. bennet: situational irony b.mr. bingley: dramatic irony c.elizabeth: proverbial irony d.mr. bennet: verbal irony